Snježana Musa
Marija Misilo
METODOLOGIJA IDENTIFIKACIJE GEODIVERZITETA U BIH
DOI: 10.35666/28310438.2016.4.40
UDC: 911.9[911.2:551.4](497.6)
Abstract: The concept of geodiversity is developed only a few years, but it quickly became the subject of research for scientists around the world. At this early stage of its development, identification of the components and their quantification is being done. Strongly expressed need of geological diversity evaluation points to the necessity of of the research methodology development. The previous work was related to the identification of the various relief units: sub-polar, alpine, river and protected areas. Only a few years ago geographers redefined the concept of geodiversity and began publishing papers of the complex evaluation of geodiversity. All approaches are based on the space diversification into specific regions. The accumulation of this material will last for a long time, but one of the problems is the lack of standardized qualification and the subjective quantification problem of geological diversity factors. In some European countries the development of geodiversity is focused on creating atlas of geological diversity (Switzerland, Poland, Slovakia, Finland). New acquis in processing spatial data is GIS, that can provide enough opportunities for specialized analysis. In this context, the main methodological task is an objective assessment of the indicators and their cartographic visualization. The aim of this paper is to present the current concepts in geodiversity presentation and define framework of methodological and methodical standards by which research in B&H on the mapping of geological diversity should conduct, and as a final task, show the preliminary research concept for the development of the atlas of geological diversity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Keywords: identification, quantification, methodology and atlas of geological diversity